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The basic plot of the card
effect that we know today as Oil and Water can be traced back to the
1940s and a Walter Gibson trick from the pages of The Jinx. It was Ed
Marlo who attached the name "Oil and Water" to the effect (in addition
to most likely creating the greatest number of methods for the effect.)
The premise of the trick is maddeningly simple: black and red playing
cards, usually in small packets, continually separate despite the
magician's best efforts to mix them.
On this DVD, you'll see an amazing variety of ways to accomplish this
easy-to-follow and very magical-looking trick. Bill Malone begins with
two methods; the first, an Ed Marlo creation, while technically
challenging. is wonderfully visual while the second, created by Dave
Solomon, uses some superb subtleties to accomplish the effect. David
Regal manages to magically separate cards not only by face, but by back
color while Larry Jennings presents a simple yet very theatrical
version. Michael Ammar performs and teaches Roy Walton's classic trick
where the colors not only separate but turn into completely different
cards while Dan Fleshman uses just the Aces to wonderful effect. Josh
Jay presents a hybrid routine with methods from a number of creators
that will have your audience's eyes popping while Darwin Ortiz finishes
up with his aptly named effect where not only do the cards in two small
packets separate but so do the rest of the cards in the deck that was
completely shuffled by a spectator.
The Oil and Water effect has been dismissed by armchair performers as
something that only interests other magicians but you'll soon find that
to be a spurious claim when you see the reactions these performers get
from their audiences. The biggest problem you'll have with the material
on this DVD is choosing which one to add to your act first!
Running Time Approximately: 1hr 44min
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